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Daily Mirror
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Amy Reast & Emma Munbodh

Couple forced to use foodbanks to feed kids despite having jobs after bills double

A working couple have resorted to foodbanks to feed their three children because their bills have doubled in price.

Stepdad-of-three Harry Lay, 36, said his heating bills have risen from around £150 to £380, due to the soaring cost of oil, leaving his family “in despair”.

The former soldier and now full-time cleaner lives in social housing in Cricklade, Wiltshire, and his family receives universal credit but says rising prices have left them struggling.

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